I'll
leave this page up for a while, for those interested in reading about the
show, but bear in mind that the show went off the air in mid-September
2004.

The former
studios of the Ryan Seacrest show, at Hollywood & Highland,
were soon taken over by the TV Guide Channel.

It's
pretty easy to get tickets to the tapings of live TV shows, but getting
to the studio can sometimes be a hassle. "The Tonight Show",
for instance, offers plenty of stars, but it's taped at NBC studios, which
is in the Valley.

But the new "On-Air
with Ryan Seacrest" show is taped right in the very heart of Hollywood,
in the new Hollywood
& Highland center - the same center that contains the Kodak
Theatre (where the annual Oscars show is held), and a few steps away from
Grauman's Chinese Theatre. So if you're visiting Hollywood, all you have
to do is stroll to the new studio just off Babylon Court.

There are actually three ways
to see stars from the show. One is the usual method: get a free ticket,
go into the studio and watch the stars as they appear on the show to be
interviewed by Ryan Seacrest and/or to perform.

The second way is unique. Every
so often, the show's musical guests perform outside, live - on a stage
set up right in the middle of Babylon Court (the main public plaza
of the Hollywood & Highland center). Little mini-concerts
by big names, and they're free!

Who? How aboutBritney Spears?
Yep, she was out there for everyone to see,
doing her thing in the middle of Babylon Court. Or how aboutHilary Duff? She
did an outdoor concert too. So did Ryan's "American Idol"
friends Justin Guarini& Kelly
Clarkson. (These
little concerts draw big crowds, so come early for a good viewing spot.)

The third way is to just hang
around Babylon Court while the show is taping (12 noon to 1 p.m.). Seacrest
has some of his famous guests act as his "celebrity courtyard correspondents"
and prowl Babylon Court with microphone in hand, interviewing members of
the public - like you.

Host Ryan
Seacrest, is, of course, the host of the
popular TV show “American Idol," and star of the hit afternoon
radio show “Ryan Seacrest For The Ride Home” on 98.7 FM.

For tickets to join the studio
audience, call their On-Air Ticket Hotline at (323)
308-7100. They will mail the tickets to
you, or (if it's too close to the taping date) they'll have them waiting
for you at the studio.

The show tapes live every day
from 12 noon to 1 PM, but you must be in line by 10:00 AM to be a part
of the audience. (Or, if you like to live dangerously, just show up at
their Hollywood & Highland studio before 11:30 AM and hope they
still have some tickets left. But don't expect to get lucky during the
busy Summer tourist season...) Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied
by a parent or legal guardian.

Getting
there:If you're
visiting downtown Hollywood, you won't have to go far. The Hollywood & Highland
center is located right in the center of the new Hollywood, literally next
door to (east of) Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the includes the Kodak
Theatre.

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